In 2014, Baluchi set off on the trip with only protein bars and water, CBS News reports. After becoming disoriented, he reportedly started asking passing fishermen for directions to Bermuda.

He also failed to listen to warnings on that trip, CBS reports. "I think you're going to have a very hard time punching through the Gulf Stream and heading east to make Bermuda," a Coast Guard Captain warned Baluchi at the time.

After his 2014 rescue, Baluchi told the media he'd set off his emergency beacon accidentally and did not need help.

"I see some helicopter coming," Baluchi said at the time. "Some person come in front of my bubble and kick my bubble. 'You ok? You need emergency doctor?' I say, 'no.'"